BMW 320 Gr5 @ Le Mans Sarthe 79 Enduro - Thu 29th July

[Stuart Thomson]

Servername: RD GTL Racing Club
Class: BMW 320 Gr5 mod
Track: Le Mans Sarthe 79 plus the required v1.1 fix
Start Time: 19.00 GMT
Prac & Quali: 60 min (unlimited laps) - we will forego prac & roll to a 60 min quali session @ 19.00GMT
Race: 26 laps

Note1: Click here to read the password and golden rules!
Note2: Default skins that come with the mod only
Note3: As this is a long race, at least one, probably multiple, pit stops will be required, so please check out Warren’s pitstop tutorial here: http://www.racedepartment.com/gt-legends/3302-gtl-pitstop-hints-tips.html

 

[Stuart Thomson]

Just in case you missed the edited results higher up:

OK some testing results - I've set up a few RD servers over the past week when I've had a free moment, all with 2x fuel and tyres.

What I've found is the following -

• the tyre temps all look the same as when it's set to 1x or normal, the tyres never get out of a healthy mid-green, never verging on yellow, for me while doing 5 & 6 lap stints, not driving conservatively, either.
• According to the in-game garage, the most you could do on a full tank is 6 laps.
• However - setting the car up with 1 laps worth of fuel (by the garage), and driving flat out - full throttle, no short shifting, dropping down gears aggressively and taking the lowest possible gear through corners - actually got me about a minute into the next lap ie 1.25 / 1.3 laps (onto the long straight), which means 3 garage laps is closer to 4 actual laps. XD confirms that the garage reading is a little on the thirsty side.
• That means a full tank is about 8-ish laps worth, and as I've done nearly a full tank length with no tyre issues, I think we'll be fine on that front as well.
• Working on the premise of 8+ laps per full tank at no compromise speeds, if careful driving can get you out to a firm 9 laps a tankful, it might mean you could squeeze a 2 stopper out of this.
• Obviously you will need to do your own testing to confirm or disprove my findings for yourselves, as no-one dirves quite the same.
• The car doesn't have a fuel warning light (at least not one I noticed) - you need to use XD or the "Benzindr" gauge in the bottom right of the cockpit. The gauge drops off very quickly once it starts to move.
• I found the car to be slower overall than the 906 (which is mostly due to the 906's extremely low drag I suspect), but this does mean that the race will be edging up towards 2 hours in length once pitstops are factored in. Bob did some independent testing and confirmed the laptime findings.

There's no real nasty gremlins that I've found in the 3 or 4 tests I've run.


We'll stay 2x for both, and if it goes tits up, it'll be my fault, and my fault alone.

 

[Tudor Morris]

Could you sign me up for this one please Stuart.

 

[Bob Miley]

Stuart, I have just got this game and am gradually going through all the post here to get to grips with it so could you put me down as a maybe and drop me if it gets full.

 

[Nils Norberg]

I would like to race, sign me up please

 

[Roman Kruszewski]

It looks that I have to pass this event I need to be on thursday evening home with no chances for racing.

I can only hope this isn't the last enduro event in these beasts. Maybe we try them at Spa?

 

[Nigel Atkins]

stick me down pls stu m8

 

[Bob Miley]

Stuart, put me down as a deffo please, this game is great fun.

The pit stops should be interesting, I haven`t got one right yet, but time to practice.

 

[Stuart Thomson]

The big things about the GTL pits are these:-

1. Damage - GTL fixes damage by default. If you don't want the damage fixed, you need to change the damage to "Don't Fix" on your pit menu
2. Limiter - even though you have driven in on the limiter, GTL turns that off for you as you come off the jacks, so remember to turn it on before driving away.

 

[Carlos Diaz]

Both of this week's events have nice size grids. Sweet!

 

[Ondrej Kapal]

OK as we dont have enough money for our trip I am at home for this day, I will show up

 

[Chris Butcher]

I'm so sorry to have to pull out at this late stage, I had GTL working and now it doesn't :S Can't figure it out, and I don't have time to sort it out over the next couple of days. Sorry guys!

 

[Stuart Thomson]

OK - there's a practice server up now, I'll leave it up until about an hour before the quali session tomorrow.

It's set at 2xfuel & 2xtyres. Don't bother trying to roll to quali or race, I've not set those sessions up - it's a 3 hour long practice session only.

 

[Andreas Löffler]

Still allowed to join ? - then i´m with you.

 

[Bob Miley]

Can`t join, get the message car not installed on server. Used link from top post and selected 320GR5 but no joy.

It did however show Andreas on a Porsche935

 

[Bob Hutchins]

Bob, just tried connecting and had no probs. Have you installed the track fix? More importantly, have you installed the mod correctly?

I also saw Andreas on the server but he is in the 320.

 

[Bob Hutchins]

Just grabbing a bite to eat now but will be on the server around 8pm, also on TS at that time too, so if you need any advise I will be happy to give.

 

[Tom Wilson]

Hey, guys. Sorry for the short notice but i've been told today I need to drive to Salisbury on Friday morning for an audit and I don't thi nk two hours of GTL and a late night are going to help my concentration much.

Gutted though - i was looking forward to this.....have a great race, and good luck.

See you at Bathurst!!!!!!

 

[Tudor Morris]

Well I won't be worrying too much about strategy for this one. If it were a league race then fair enough, I'd have my abacus at the ready.

I'm a simple man and for me LM is all about speed and not about how much time is spent in the pits. The 320 is a great drive; rev it to the limit and lets have 2 hours of speedfest :wink:

 

[Senad Subasic]

I'd like to try this, never did a pit stop in GTL, I think.

 

[Nigel Atkins]

I'd like to try this, never did a pit stop in GTL, I think.

don`t think i`ve done many,but its very much like GTR2 just rememebr to switch limiter back on. & we`ll all get plenty of practice race will be 4 stops.